Status:
COMPLETED
Sleep Apnea and Visual Perceptual Skill Learning
Lead Sponsor:
Heidi Roth, MD
Conditions:
Apnea
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether obstructive sleep apnea affects sleep dependent memory and learning. Subjects with apnea will be given a test of perceptual skill learning (the Visual...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of sleep apnea
- Use PAP therapy as prescribed by his/her physician for 3-4 weeks prior to enrollment
- Right-handed
Exclusion
- Major neurological or psychiatric condition
- Chronic pain condition
- Learning disabilities
- Serious brain or head injury (e.g. seizure, stroke, head trauma)
- Major surgery or general anesthesia in the past year
- Pregnant or nursing
- Problems with eyes or vision (besides corrected-to-normal with glasses or contacts)
- Past diagnosis of infection that can affect the brain (e.g. meningitis, HIV/AIDS)
- Medications that affect sleep (antidepressants, muscle relaxants, sleep aids, beta-blockers, stimulants, or corticosteroids)
- Recreational drug use, including marijuana
- Night-shift work
- Cancer or cancer treatment in the last 2 years
- Smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day
- Consume more than 3 caffeinated foods or beverages per day
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01852929
Start Date
November 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2012
Last Update
May 14 2013
Active Locations (1)
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UNC Hospitals Sleep Disorders Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514